St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-15
DISTRICT COURT NOTES.
Brief Items Gathered in the Halls
of Justice Yesterday.

Severance Il Cornice has secured an
attachment against \. j. Harris, to re-
cover sS1.54. alleged to be due.
The case of De Mers IL Thompson VS..
Schultz ct al, to recover 1,300 on prom
isSory notes, has been dismissed.
The cases of Willard II. BragdOn VS..
The Brunswick Bake calendar com
pany, and Carl IL. Douglas VS.. \. q.
Leighton have been continued over the
term.
In the case of II. Bergman VS.. The
National Bank OF Commerce, the jury
was waived and the matter heard by
Judge Lochren.
Frank Vandervoort has sued the
.Iiliengen Furniture and Lumber COM
.pany and w. L. Keller to recover S522,
alleged to be due.
The cases of L. Andrus VS.. John r.
Schuyler. and Malone u Co. VS.. The
Minnesota Stone company have been
stricken from the calendar.
The case of Jerry Smith VS.. The Min
neSota Transfer Packing company. to
recover S275, the value of team of
horses, was heard by Judge Rea.
In the case of Witt VS.. The Northern
Pacific Railway company, to recover
damages for land taken and held by the
company, a verdict has been returned
giving the plaintiff title to the land and
$4,000. y stay of sixty days was granted.
Mary Erickson filed papers yesterday
beginning an action for divorce against
Arna Erickson, whom she married Dec.
90, 1873. She charges that less than
wear later he deserted her, and went to
live with one Annie Johnson, whom he
now cares for as though she were his
wife. Since he left his wife she has
been obliged to support herself.
The case of John B. Muller ct al. VS..
William ii. Fruen was begun in Judge
that the lower dam at BaSSett'S creek,
owned by Mr.. Fruen, is too high, and
consequently is a constant damage to
them. as it backs water onto their land.
In case the jury finds for the plaintiff
the dam will have to be torn out en-
tirely.
Before Judge Lochren. was tried the
case of Moves Bros. IL Cutler against p.
H. Griffin to recover S400.27 as damages
for the breaking of three plate glass
windows intended for the Bank of Min
neapolis building. While unloading the
glass the case fell to the ground and
was broken into thousand pieces.
Moves Bros. IL Cutler claimed that
Griffin. who had not been asked to help.
pushed it off Of the dray, but he claimed
that he was acting under orders. The
Jury returned a verdict for the de-
PENDANT.
Wants Encyclopedia In Schools.
To the Editor of the Globe.
One would naturally suppose that
those persons interested with the man
agement of our public schools would
adopt liberal and progressive policy in
providing means of instruction for the
Scholars attending the public schools.
That such is not the case is evident
from cusory view of the facts. Every
intelligent person knows that no library
is complete without an encyclopedia.
In fact some of the late editions is Il
library in itself and is standing author
ity on nearly every conceivable subject.
Ali the learned professors connected
with institutions of learning in the
country recognize the excellence and
Importance of such a work. | learn
from good authority that in some of the
Eastern states every school has a set of
these indispensable books: yet, strange
as it may seem, there is not set of Ell
cyclopedia in school in this city. [
understand that Prof. Bradley is in
favor of placing a set in the high school.
This is a move in the right direction.
which will be approved by every person
and will be appreciated by those stu
dents who Will profit by its wealth of
useful information. This matter should
receive the earnest attention of the
school authorities. JUNIUS.
Minneapolis, June IS.